Learning to Write

It’s no secret that it talks children some time to learn how to write. Writing is a complex task that involves the development of motor skills and critical thinking. It’s also a skill that develops through building on skills one at a time.

The first stage involves young children scribbling on paper with crayon. This activity leads to the creation of pictures. The pictures are then used by your child to express emotions or events that occurred during their day. Writing takes further shape when your preschooler learns the alphabet and how to spell their name. Once your child reaches elementary school it’s like a whirlwind. Letters form words then sentences and then stories.

Here are a few tips to guide you through learning to write.

• Have paper and big easy-to-grasp crayons available to your child. Tell them to scribble and have fun writing as much as they want.

• Don’t be that concerned if when you child starts writing letters, they are all over the paper. Children learn individual letters first and it takes some time for them to grasp the concept of words.

• Don’t be that concerned if your child spells words without vowels. As kids enter school they are taught the concept of vowels, proper spelling and the difference between upper and lower case letters. The concepts really begin to develop as a child learns to read.

• Don’t expect handwriting to be neat initially. Motor skill need time to develop.

Of course if your child’s writing and reading skills seems to be lagging other children, consult your child’s teacher. If your child has a learning problem early intervention can really help.